Winter Driving
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Winter Driving
So everyone is bagging on me for tradinga FWD car for my 08 GT. "What will you drive in the winter they say?"
Anyone use their Mustang all year? Have any success stories I can blast these people with?
Thanks
Anyone use their Mustang all year? Have any success stories I can blast these people with?
Thanks
99GTverts minion
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: New Baltimore, MI
I havent driven mine in the snow but their are some who do. Most people say a good set of snow tires all around and a little weight in the trunk and the can get around all right. I wouldn't think you could drive it any more than 3 or 4 inches of snow though.
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Michigan
if your car is lowered without drag springs, watchout man. My contour svt died a month before the "winter season" ended, and I had to drive the stang in snow. I know since it's lowered it was horrible, I did have crap tires on, but still....
UMX does it all year round. Ask him. Perhaps, some sand and good snow tires as stated above would do good I bet.
UMX does it all year round. Ask him. Perhaps, some sand and good snow tires as stated above would do good I bet.
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I drive my Mustang year round and no problems even on the stock Pirelli's. I've driven through some big snow storms too - commuting from Port Huron to downtown Detroit 2 winters, and out to Rochester from Detroit before going home a couple nights a week.
Winter driving with RWD is no big deal. That is what many of us grew up with and we all drove year round - the world didn't stop just because of snow here in Michigan in the days before FWD was prevalent. The only winter accident I've had was with a FWD car - once it started to skid there was no recovering it. With RWD I feel I have more control in a skid - a little tap of the brakes and gas pedal can do a lot to bring things back in line.
I even drove a TransAm through the winter and a Thunderbird - both of those had major traction issues in the snow compared to the Mustang.
Winter driving with RWD is no big deal. That is what many of us grew up with and we all drove year round - the world didn't stop just because of snow here in Michigan in the days before FWD was prevalent. The only winter accident I've had was with a FWD car - once it started to skid there was no recovering it. With RWD I feel I have more control in a skid - a little tap of the brakes and gas pedal can do a lot to bring things back in line.
I even drove a TransAm through the winter and a Thunderbird - both of those had major traction issues in the snow compared to the Mustang.
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its stock now--probably stay that way in the suspension department
JIMC
That is what i was thinking--my cars were RWD as I grew up and they did fine. My issue is I moved to CA for 16 years and really forgot about snow driving. When i went to WI i had FWD...so...
I guess i will be fine if i drive behind the snowplow, not try to lead him
its stock now--probably stay that way in the suspension department
JIMC
That is what i was thinking--my cars were RWD as I grew up and they did fine. My issue is I moved to CA for 16 years and really forgot about snow driving. When i went to WI i had FWD...so...
I guess i will be fine if i drive behind the snowplow, not try to lead him
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